The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-21

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THURSDAY JULY 81, 1887.
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LOCAL NEWS.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company is paying dividend Of three
dollars share
Sheriff Baker Of Hawaii is reported
as drilling natives nightly at Hilo and
lately receiving case of arms and am
munition.
The Paia plantation has stopped
grinding for three weeks. 1t is re-
ported that there is about 400 tons
yet to grind.
There is a possibility Of the brig w.
G.. Irwin being in with later news before
the date for the arrival OF the S. S. Aus.
trala, a6th inst
The closing exercises Of the Royal
School take place to-day, and Of the
Fort-street School tomorrow. Both
will probably be, as usual, interesting.
Mr. II. i. Hebbard, Road Super
visor, is having the railroad track put
in good condt ton for hauling in rock
for street macadamizing from the
quarries.
II. b. M. S Conquest will leave the
latter part Of this month for a cruise
round the group, to take the British
Commissioners on an official visit to
various points
Posters are posted up around town
calling for an election by the Fire De.
partment for Chief Engineer and two
Assistants to be held Wednesday eve
ming, August grid.
Lunnlilo street is to have larger
water main put in--namely, inch
pipe Larger mains are also to be laid
on Fort street, from Beretania toward
the harbor, and on Maunakea street
.a
After long and serious drought
Hamakua was visited with rain last
Monday evening, commencing at sis
and lasting all night to about eigh
the following morning, The prospects
for more are encouraging
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Honolulu has been divided up into
districts similar to the precincts o.
wards in the United States Each dis
trict will have ITS register Of voter
and persons must vote at the polling
places Of the district in which the.
reside.
Mr.. Thomas L. Evans, who wa
recently acquitted by jury OF Grimm
atty in the shooting Of ChinamaI
while in discharge OF his duty, has beer
reinstaled as Deputy Sheriff of Laha
ina, Maui, and left for his post by TIL
Kinau.
Persons Of the name of freist an,
Refs have been published by contem
poraries as "Reist" on different occa
sions lately. What has the Secon'
Deputy Clerk Of the Supreme Cour
done that his name should be gwen I
anybody who happens to have an sci
in the middle Of his cognomen'
Mr.. Geo. c. Beckley, who wa
known on his recent travels as 18th
Commodore" has resumed the pos
ton of purser on the S. S. Kinal
happy, no doubt, in being home agai
and away from the reach Of the Oh
cago reporters, who recorded all b
said, and doubtless great deal NOR
in that city.
On the departure Of the Kina
Monday afternoon, native woma
who was a passenger arrived just
the steamer was leaving the whal
Everybody but the woman thought hi
too late Running along the wha
to the point where the boat was neare
she jumped. In second many han'
were stretched out and grasped h
arms. For few moments she hun
with every prospect Of ducking, b
ing very heavy piece OF humanl'